Yah, I'm thinking more sand and hard-pacted dirt. I don't recall rocky barefoot walking. Maybe they were avoiding land mines? But to the point: perhaps you're just anomalous? In any case, remember, remember, the fourth of November. I hope you root for us tonight!
I don't care about you being curt. I enjoy learning.
Yah, I discovered Canute about a month or two ago and spent the rest of the day reading him. Fantastic stuff, especially the exchanges in the comments. A model of civility. I also really like a link you posted a year or two ago on Endurance Running.
Please see my above comments.
). You have to throw it at an angle based on the distance you want to throw. Could be. I remember learning that the Russians had planted some 10 million mines but only recovered like 2-5 million of them.
Thanks Damian. I've been icing the knee 4-6 times a day, and putting on Penetrex and Tropicin. My sense too is that the rehab is at a stage where a little running can do it some good, as well as walking. I've been walking to pick up my kids from day care and kindergarten during this rehab process instead of taking the car, since my running is so limited. Maybe I'll go out for an hour each day and slowly increase the running to walking ratio until I'm back running an hour every other day, and just walking on alternative days. On my last run two days ago I ran 1.7 miles at about 9mm pace, and felt OK. I was a little sore for an hour or two afterwards, but by the next day the joint just felt a little stiff; no ache or soreness. But today I feel pain, not just soreness, so I'll rest it until it returns to sore or stiff and then try again. I think I need to avoid all lateral stress on the joint for a good while yet. In any case, thanks for taking the time to respond. That was most helpful, I'll be looking into some of the products you've recommended.
You are very welcome. Penetrex and Tropicin are great. I also recommend Traumeel. My opinion is that variety is good. Some of the ingredients in those products (turmeric, boswellia etc) are in Tissue Rejuvenator. It's good to take them orally as well for systemic inflammation. Keep listening to your body and the key is not to push it too fast. Patience! Listen.
Jason, I drew a circle at the spot where the pain is most localized. That's my left leg. The circle is on the interior side.
To give a little background: I've been getting back into shape for about a year and a half now. I started more than two years ago, but was interrupted a lot the first nine months or so by our second pregnancy. I had been in good to excellent shape for most of my life.
Thanks for taking the time to reply Jason. It's especially reassuring knowing that something out-of-the-blue can even happen to a well-oiled, high mileage guy like you. I guess I'll stop worrying about it, be a bit more vigilante about warming up and massaging afterwards, and just continue with the icing and mild active recovery I initiated last week. My sense is that it will be OK in about two more weeks, but I won't push it too much for another 2-4 weeks after that. Pretty much the timeline you followed, although of course the mileage will be completely different. I'll try to stay around 3-4 miles max until it's felt good for a while, and just 1-2 miles while there's still some soreness. My goal is to get to 6-8 miles twice a week, and then 10-12 miles on the weekend--about 25 mpw seems about right for me. And I guess I'll avoid squats and any lateral-type leg stuff for at least two months. Thanks again Damian and Jason. I was considering complete rest for a few weeks but your feedback has helped me stay the course, as a politician might say.
I've looked into core stuff a bit, and I'm a bit skeptical that these are any better than traditional strength training and ab work, but I've worked in a few things I've liked, and if you have any running-specific exercises in mind, I'd appreciate hearing about them. I've enclosed an attachment of my latest running & strength training routine (revamped as recently as yesterday, so nothing's set in stone!). Some of it is in shorthand so I can get it all on one page.
That is a good start for sure. Remembering that I am biased, I recommend looking into Bikram Yoga and Chi Running. Bikram Yoga is amazing for healing and overall health.
Jason, I'm actually not really a fan of core work either. If you run 'correctly', you are working your core. Do you agree and teach others to 'engage the core' when they run? It's obviously a big part of Chi Running. I coached with Ray Zahab this Summer and he was the opposite. He says to strengthen the core in the gym and it will engage while running. He said to focus on it while running is silly. I disagreed with him of course.
I've heard good things about Yoga, but I've got a full plate right now so I'm sticking with what I know.
